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/ T. STANLEY BRIGKMAKI'NG AND LIKE PRESS Filed March 7 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor T. STANLEY Sept. 30. 1924. 1,510,349

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- T. STANLEY BRICKMAKING. AND LIKE PRESS Filed March '2. 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet s Patented Sept. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS sTANLnY, or sToKE-oN-TRnnT; ENGLAND, AssIGNon or ONE-HALF To v THOMAS sLA nR WHITFIELD, or BASFORD, STOKETO'N-TRENT, ENGLAND.

BRICKMAKING AND LIKE PRESS.

Application filed March i', 1924. Serial No. 697,654.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS STANLEY', a subject of the King of Great Britainand Ireland, residing at 177 Sneyd Street, Coleridge,

Stoke-on-Trent, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Brickmaking and like Presses,

of which the following is a specification.-

T his invention relates tobrick making and like presses and has for its object toprovide improved means of effecting the necessary lubrication of the mold table and the blocks of molded material previous to their passage into the press.

According to the invention the pusher by which the blocks of molded material are absorbent material carried thereby in such manner that in the forward movement of the pusher for the transfer of the blocks of molded material, the wicks are traversed across the face of the plungers by which the said blocks are ejected from the mold table, so that thus the faces of the plungers are lubricated, while upon the return movement of the pusher the wicks or the like are carried across the face of the blocks of molded material which are contained in thesucmold table.

cee'dim molds or recesses of the revolving- According to the invention inoreoverthe' pusher is advantageously formed as the 011i receptacle and is provided at the lower end "with a holder orholdei's'for the wicks or the I like which are advantageously disposedin an inclined position.

It will be understood that the invention is applicable to all kinds of brick making and like machines in which a reciprocating pusher is provided, whether this is used to effect the transfer of the molded block from the mold table to the press, or to the delivery device after treatment by the press. While itis of advantage to form the pusher as the oil receptacle, it will be understood that a separate oil receptacle provided with a plurality of wick holders or adapted to feedto wick holders may be employed.

The application of the invention is illus-' trated, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a dlagrammatic sectional elevaing to Figure 7.

tion of a brick making press fitted. with .a

pusher provided according to the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a particular construction of pusher. 1.

- Figure 3 is an elevation corresponding to Figure 2n v Figure 4 1s an end elevation, o o 'Flgure 5 ;1s;a plan, view illustrating an struction of pusher constructed to accord.

with the invention.

Figures 8 and 9 are respectively views in front elevation and end elevation correspond- Incarrying the invention into efl'ectfin the manner illustrated in the drawings, the mold table a of the press; which isadap-ted to rotate immediately before the movement of the plungers of the finishing press b, is provided with a series of molds a for the re-;

' existingpusher modified to accord with my,

ception of the raw material from themixingapparatus and pug mill, such molds-be ing fitted with rising plungers c forming the respective bottoms of the molds (t and adapted to be operated from the motion:

shaft 72 of the finishing press by. such means 1 as an eccentric 0 serving to oscillate an, operating lever 0 adapted to engage thedownwardly protruding stemsvofqthe plunger bodies c as the molds a are moved. into the position for deliveryof their contents to the finishing press. The pusher dis pro-' vided as a rectangular hollow-body having a two bearing sleeves d by which it may be supported and guided upon horizontally disposed guide rods 6 situated above" the surface of themold table 0..- A reciprocating movement is givento the pusher through a suitable operating lever f or other mecha nism from an eccentric g or. like drivinggear operated from the motion shaft h of the mold table or the press or from a separate motion shaft.

. The bottom or lower plate 03 of the pusher,-

which may be'fo'rmed integral with th body 1 below the lower face to apointin proximity fpEtClUng being interposed. The wick plate n is formed with two longitudinal ribs with the surface of the mold table a, so that they may drag on the surface of the mold table or plunger. The said wickholes or holders are advantageously inclined to the surface of the mold table as indicated in the drawings. The wicks may be, p ro vided of any suitable material'such as cloth, felt, fibre or the like. I V 1 The invention may advantageously be ap plied in the manner illustrated in FigLIlYBs-B rubber or otherfsuitable-material by-means of bolts 2' which extend :through-.:tlie-body of the pusher to engage with transverse bars Plates 5 disposed fon th upper surface of the pusher. i

Lln the construction of pusher illustrated v in Figures 7, 8 and 9, the body is formed as.

an open rectangular fitting :j upon the forward faceo'f which'in the middle is a dove tail recess or groove 7' adapted to receive wood-packing :for contacting with the blocks of molded material from the mold table. Two guide sleeves 7c are also provided at the front of the pusher and formed with strengthening webs 76 The sleeves 7c are connected by a bridge piece Z upon which mounted the lugs m by which connectionwith theoperating lever may be made. 'The bottom of the fitting is closed by means-of a wick plate n secured tothe fitting j by :means of screws a a "layer of on the lowerface in which are formed wick holes or tubes n which advantageously are inclined forwards and rearwardly as indicated in Figure 9. The end walls of the "fitting j'may be inclined outwardly so that the lower face may be thus elongated to cover a wider surface in the movement of reciprocation of the pusher.

It may beadvantageous in certain cases toprovide wick tubes or holders separately formed to receive the wicks instead of disposing the wicks or the like within holes or slots formed within the bottom of the pusher or inthe plateformingthe. said bottom. Such wick holders may 'be mounted adjustably in the bottom plate ofthe pusher.

It will be understood that theinvention is applicable also to presses in which the press plunger or ram operates upon the molded block while it is still within the "mold-H.

Any suitable oil maybe used such as that usually sold as'brick press oil. l

I claim": 7 l a e 1. liraubrick'making press having a rotary mol'd' table, a pusher horizontally reciprocatedaboveythe said table for transferand 6 to machines provided -with;pushersy ttormed as :hollowbodies, closing the lower "enda'of the pusher with; a plateif-f ormed with the wicki'holesfiil or plfOfv'lldd with tubes or holders, the,'sai'd'fplatefbeingi'boltech in'f 4 position @witl'r intermediate packingi? of ring thefblocks oi molded material from the said itable,.sa d pusher comprising an oil receptacle, a plurality of "openings through" the bottom of ithe said -jre ceptacle, wicksin- 'ed ntosaidopenings and means tor-sup- In al tionloftravelof the said {pusher in the bot-,

tom of the said receptacle, wicks inserted into said openingsand means forsupporting; thepusher above the table ,so that the wicks are maintained in contact therewith.

3. ln a-brickmaking press having a rotary mold table, a pusher horizontally reciprocated above the said table for transferring-the blocks of molded .material from the said .table,said pusher comprising an oil receptacle, a plurality of series ofopenings in the-bottom of the said receptacle, wicks inserted into saidopenings and means for supporting the pushervabove the table so that the wicks are maintained in contact therewith.

4. In a brick making press having a rotary mold table, a pusher horizontally reciprocated above the said table "for transferring thebloc-ks of molded material from the saidtable, said pusher comprising anoil receptacle, a plurality of series of openings in the bottom of the-said receptacle, said series of openings being oppositely inclined in the direction of travel of the said pusher, wicks inserted into-said-openings and means for supporting the pusher above the table so that-:the wicks are maintained in contact therewith.

THOMAS STANLEY.

porting the pusher above'the"table so that f-t he =u"ieks are maintained in contact therei' rick making-{press having a rotary amid table, .a pusher horizontally reciproeated above the-said table for transferring-the blocksiofmolded material {from the 

